pheu thai has become part of the establishment? >> well, yes, this is really clear. they leave move forward behind to be an opposition partyis is not a good thing for pheu thai itself. in the next election, the pheu thai will face a lot of problem in the election campaigns and also election results. because most of the pheu thai supporters want pheu thai to be a leader and the prime minister and former government together with the move forward. this is a form of democratic side. i think they are disappointing that pheu thai party now switching to form with the pro-military government. so then that's why as you mentioned earlier, there's a pheu thai party and the two military parties, they try to form together in order to bring thaksin back and at the same time the two military political parties continue to maintain their power in the coalition government and then they continue to rule thailand once again. laura: duncan, we've been here before, haven't we, in thailand, the losing party getting to rule the winning party sidelined, except normally the losing party or in every election since 2001 the losing party's been pheu t

once move forward which try to form government in partnership with mr thaksin's party pheu thai party have been negotiating seriously. their businessman candidate is supposed to be voted on later today, the official candidate put forward by the new coalition of pheu thai party and its former conservative enemies but i understand there's a lot more bargaining going on. we aren't sure who will be premised or if we will have a government by the end of the day. the bigger picture is thai politics has lived and mr thaksin has been a towering figure even in exile, and has been the bogeyman the royalists and conservatives have feared, justis and conservatives have feared, just is not the same force he once was and they wouldn't let it embark stop interesting. we will kee- it embark stop interesting. we will keep a _ it embark stop interesting. we will keep a close eye. jonathan head. world leaders have started arriving injohannesburg for a meeting of the brics nations — brazil, russia, india, china and south africa. these are pictures of china's leader xi jinping touching down ahead of proce

but today's parliamentary vote could name a new prime minister from the pheu thai party, which is linkednaire shinawatra family. katrina ell, senior economist with moody's analytics, she told me the political uncertainty is impacting consumer sentiment. i think if we finally have some news on who the next leader will be that will revive activity a bit and will also help with external app as well. foreign investors have been watching this uncertain political situation so stability is good news. considering the history, a new coalition that this could be vulnerable couldn't it? what are the biggest risks for tile and economy right now? in are the biggest risks for tile and economy right now? in the short term _ and economy right now? in the short term it — and economy right now? in the short term it is _ and economy right now? in the short term it is instability - short term it is instability from knowing the next leader, medium to long term is about the stability of the government, given its an amalgamation of several different people and groups and thatis different people and groups and

ended up with this hodgepodge of different parties, an 11 party coalition, very different backgrounds, former enemies in the case of pheu thaiies, it is not at all clear how well it is going to function, and srettha thavisin is a successful business man, his company is one of the top property companies in the country, but not an experienced politician, not especially popular in pheu thai, no—one is sure how ee is going to hold this whole thing together, it is a rather unseemly and three months on from an election which actually did raise very high hopes of reforms but i think move forward the party that was pushed aside accept that in some ways, you know, if they are in opposition, they can stay pure, they can focus on building support and depending on how this government performs, the reformists might do even better at the next election. groups to jonathan, mr strettha is not familiar to many but a name that many of our viewers will know is that of thaksina shinawatra, he is back, what is the future for him now? interesting, he is in prison right now, i think he knew that was going to happen. it has always been clear that t

yvonne: the timing of this has been quite interesting, this is just hours before the pheu thai party, he helped establish, is set to form this new coalition government with members of the conservative military establishment that basically led him to charges. it is all very interesting. we will see if we can get an update from china. david: as a reminder, that market opens up in about 18 minutes from now. from that, will prevent back to markets and get you some pretty of earnings from big names out of china, including the maker of, what is the name of baidu's ai bot? yvonne: ernie. david: very. a preview just ahead. this is bloomberg. ♪ 76% of 23andme health customers surveyed reported taking healthier actions. because they know health isn't just a future state. health happens now. start your dna-powered health journey today with personalized insights from 23andme. david: ok. baidu reports earnings later today. let's get a preview now with our guest who helps cover tech for us in the asia-pacific. good news, bad news? brokers are a bit cautious going into the season of earnings. >> the

the parliament in bangkok has voted for the candidate of the pheu thai party, srettha thavisin, to be the next prime minister. mr srettha won a majority of votes in a joint session of the elected lower house and unelected senate. he heads a coalition which includes conservative, military—aligned parties which have previously opposed pheu thai. the vote coincided with the return from 15—year exile of former prime minister thaksin shinawatra. he's the founder and main funder of pheu thai. hours after his return he was taken to prison for corruption. mr thaksin has long argued that the charges levelled against him were politically motivated. it's widely believed that a deal has been agreed that will allow mr thaksin to serve only a short portion of his eight year sentence. straight to bangkok. our south east asia correspondent jonathan head is there. jonathan, first of all let's look at this new pm, finally appointed in the country after numerous failed attempts? yeah, i mean, he has been in the frontline to be the prime minister although he is not a particularly familiarfigure. he is re

a political party closely linked to his family — pheu thai — is poised to form a new government.ok. mps are sitting to vote in a new pm. our south east asia correspondent — jonathan head — is there. there are talks of a deal but how much more do we know? this all happening as thailand's politics are realigning — we've got the radical young move forward party, which won the most seats — they're trying to create a coalition and appoint a new prime minister? this is the third attempt since the election in may to form a government. the prime minister has to be approved by parliament, not just the elected 500 seat lower parliament, but the 250 unelected senators who are all appointed under military rule, they are very conservative, have already blocked a reformist coalition involving the party that actually came first in the election, so this is the third attempt, and thaksin shinawatra's party, the second—largest party, is hoping they will get enough votes for their candidate for prime minister, property tycoon, and that by forming a government, that will also improve. i think they h

thailand's parliament has voted for the candidate of the pheu thai party, businessman srettha thavisinthe next prime minister. mr srettha won a majority of votes in a joint seession of the elected lower house and unelected senate. he heads a coalition which includes conservative, military—aligned parties from the outgoing administration which in the past have been staunch opponents of pheu thai. the vote coincided with the return from a 15 year exile of former prime minister thaksin shinawatra, the founder and main funder of pheu thai, and follows an earlier vote last month when the unelected senate blocked the formation of a coalition administration led by the reformist move forward party, which won the largest share of seats in the may general election. new figures just published — show a significant decrease in the number of people dying of drug misuse in scotland. but for the past few years, scotland has had the highest rate of drugs—related deaths in europe. to tackle the crisis, the scottish government is proposing decriminalising personal drug use. our scotland editor, james coo

the pheu thai party, which is looking to form an 11—party alliance, has nominated property mogul settate for prime minister. in the general election in mid—may, pita's move forward party secured the highest number of votes, but they failed to form a government after being blocked by the military. as a result, a new parliamentary vote is taking place, coinciding with the reported return of former thai prime minister thaksin shinawatra who is expected to arrive back shortly. despite his absence from the country, he retained significant influence in thai politics through supporters and affiliated parties. we canjoin our we can join our correspondent at the airport. the rumour about shinawatra's return, what do we know about it, and if true, why now?— do we know about it, and if true, why now? it's obvious the --eole true, why now? it's obvious the people behind _ true, why now? it's obvious the people behind me _ true, why now? it's obvious the people behind me believe - true, why now? it's obvious the people behind me believe he i true, why now? it's obvious the people behind me believe

third time in three months, thailand's parliament will aim to resolve a political deadlock the pheu thai partytion in mid—may, pita's move forward party secured the highest number of votes, but they failed to form a government after being blocked as a result, a new parliamentary vote is taking place, coinciding with the reported return of former thai prime minister thaksin shinawatra who is expected to arrive back home in the coming hours. mr shinawatra served as prime minister from 2001 to 2006. prior to entering politics, he built a successful career as a business tycoon and he gained popularity for his implementation of populist policies aimed at addressing social inequalities. but his leadership was tarnished by allegations of corruption. in 2006, a military coup removed him from office, leading to a period of instability. he faced legal charges and went into self—imposed exile two years later, living mainly in dubai. despite his absence from the country, he retained significant influence in thai politics through supporters and affiliated parties. earlier i spoke to greg raymond who is a s

parties. what pheu thai has done is affiliate themselves with two of those military backed parties despite campaigningilitary out of politics. pheu thai has said that it is necessary to that, to try to break the stalemate that has been going on for about three months now since the election. but certainly there are many who are not happy with this. the votes of millions have effectively they say not counted because the person that they voted for and the party they voted for is not going to be a part of this coalition and will not form part of the government. so going forward, it will be interesting to see what happens with the former prime minister thaksin who has been sentenced to eight years in prison, but already the correctional facility he is, the doctor says he has underlying health issues and he will be kept in a separate room from the other inmates and under 24 hour supervision. speculation now is that he may apply for a royal pardon. so he may be released sooner. he is 74 and there is very few that expect that he will serve the whole eight of his eight year prison term. >> paula, thank you for

the parliament in bangkok has voted for the candidate of the pheu thai party to be the next prime minister house and unelected senate. he heads a coalition which includes conservative, military—aligned parties which have previously opposed his party. the vote coincided with the return from a 15—year exile of former prime minister thaksin shinawatra. he's the founder and main funder of pheu thai — and coincidentally a former owner of manchester city football club here in the uk. hours after his return — he was taken to prison for corruption. mr thaksin has long argued that the charges levelled against him were politically motivated. it's widely believed that a deal has been agreed that will allow mr thaksin to serve only a short portion of his eight year sentence. researchers say using mri scans to screen men for prostate cancer could reduce deaths "significa ntly". prostate cancer is the most common cancerfound in men, and is highly treatable if caught early. but in the uk, 12,000 men die every year — the uk's death rate is twice as high as the us, spain or italy. mri scans have been found

srettha received the king's written command to form a government in a ceremony at his pheu thai party at blackpool pleasure beach on the coast of north west england is celebrating its 100th anniversary. thrill seekers have enjoyed the classic wooden ride since it opened in 1923, and despite a world war and a serious fire — it's survived to help create 100 years of memories. 0ur correspondentjayne mccubbin took the it for a ride. i'm not sure about this. she screams we lift up and there is the dip. so this is an out and back. we go all the way round, turn round and go back again. what makes it so special? this is the very first roller—coaster i rode as a child. it has always had a special place in my heart. i just love it. just the right amount of dips, lifts, it doesn't have to be the biggest, the fastest. what do you think about the rickety debate? it's not rickety, it's got character. it's like a living thing, it moves. there you have it. who said growing old can't be fun? 100 years ago, if you had a shilling, you could have come on this ride, what would that moment have been like f

it failed in coalition talks involving eight parties. pheu thai took over efforts to launch a government. its envisioned coalition does not include move forward. the latest agreement with the united thai nation party could provoke a public backlash as pheu thai had pledged to eliminate the military's influence from politics. pheu thai is expected to nominate real estate tycoon srettha thavisin as its candidate for prime minister in a parliamentary vote set for tuesday. >>> saudi arabia has reopened its embassy in the iranian capital of tehran. the move follows iran resuming operations at its embassy in riyadh in june. >> translator: our meeting today is a continuation of steps taken toward implementing the agreement to resume diplomatic relations, which represents a pivotal platform in the history of the two countries and a path of regional security. >> translator: thank god we are witnessing today that the relationship between the two countries is headed in the right direction. both countries are willing to expand and enhance cooperation in all f

hours before a crucial parliamentary vote that decides whether a candidate from his political party, pheu thaimmander hun manet as prime minister. he's the son of the long—term cambodian leader hun sen, who's been in power for almost four decades. his father stepped down after a landslide election victory in july that was widely condemned as a sham. hun manet indicated he'll continue to exert a powerful grip on cambodian affairs. you're live with bbc news. former president donald trump will head back to atlanta georgia to turn himself in after his indictment there. that's over alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state. mr trump posted on his social media site truth social that he will go to the fulton countyjail to be "arrested." the date was set in negotiations between his lawyers and the district attorney's office, where mr trump also agreed to a 200 thousand dollar bond and other release conditions. the former president and 18 other defendants face charges of election fraud, racketeering, and more in the indictment — allegations he has denied. mr trump's appearance

10 other coalition partners have discussed how many ministries each party will receive in the new governing coalition, with pheu thaiaining four and two and such. the extent of who controls which ministries has not been announced, so all eyes will be on that. once srettha has his cabinet, they can be sworn in before the king, which is expected within the next coming weeks. we might have a government by early september. rish: what are the economic policies they plan to implement, and how does that work with what the country actually needs? >> pheu thai has been known to be big on populist policies. it's expected that his government will also go big on stimulus. pheu thai and its coalition partners have announced that most of the policies the new government will implement will be based on what pheu thai pledged before the election. this includes a flagship policy known as digital wallet where the government will give each thai aged 16 and above 10,000 baht each in digital wallet cash. that is a big number. it will cost about 560 billion baht, which is 3% of thailand's gdp, but the impact on inflation remains to be see

parties. we are talking about pheu thai, forming to seek a government without the pro-democracy forward moving the coalition. shakeup, after a shakeup to the state of emergency after next january. those removed from their posts including -- include the energy minister. their replacements are likely to be announced later this week. the canadian prime minister and his wife separating after 18 years of marriage. his office has released a statement saying the couple has signed a separation agreement, was still span -- plan to spend time with children. and that is a look at some of the stories we are covering. this is bloomberg. ♪ the chase ink business premier card is made for sam who makes, everyday products, designed smarter. genius! like 2.5% cash back on purchases of $5,000 or more, so sam can make smart ideas, a brilliant reality! chase for business. make more of what's yours. he snores like an angry rhino. you've never heard an angry rhino. chase for business. baby i hear one every night. every night. okay. i'll work on that. save up to $500 on the new sleep number® smart bed. plus, free hom